The Proud Boy purge comes two days before a massive far-right protest planned in Washington, D.C. The Aug. 4 showing was one of the largest gatherings of Proud Boys in Portland. The men’s fraternity, which wears gold-trimmed polo shirts, has been labeled a hate group by some watchdogs. (Liz Allan)

Twitter suspended dozens of accounts associated with the far-right man's fraternity known as the Proud Boys, including the Pacific Northwest chapter of the controversial group.

Led by VICE Media co-founder Gavin McInnes (who has not been associated with the publication for some time), the Proud Boys describe themselves as "Western chauvinists" and many have marched with white supremacists and other violent groups. McInnes's Twitter account was also suspended Friday afternoon.

"We can confirm that these accounts have been suspended from Twitter and Periscope for violating our policy prohibiting violent extremist groups," a spokesman for the social-media site told BuzzFeed News.

The mass ejection comes two days before a large far-right demonstration planned to take place in Washington, D.C. to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.